Shrek the Third (video game)

Infobox VG
title=Shrek the Third


developer=7 Studios (Xbox 360 and PC)
Amaze Entertainment (Wii, PS2 and PSP)
Vicarious Visions (Nintendo DS and GBA)
Gameloft (Mobile)
publisher=Activision
designer=
engine=
released=vgrelease|NA=May 14, 2007

PSP
vgrelease|NA=June 5, 2007|EU=July 20, 2007|AUS=July 24, 2007
genre=Action and Adventure
modes=Single player, Multiplayer
ratings= vgratings|ESRB=Everyone 10+(Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PS2, PSP)
vgratings|ESRB=Everyone(DS, GBA)OLFC: PG
platforms= Game Boy Advance
Mobile
Nintendo DS
PC
PlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
Wii
Xbox 360
media = DVD-ROM (Xbox 360, PC, Wii & PS2)
UMD (PSP)
Flash card (DS)
Cartridge (GBA)

"Shrek The Third" is a video game based on the 2007 DreamWorks Animation film "of the same name". The game was released on May 14, 2007 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance. A PSP version will be released in June. [cite web
url=http://www.pgnx.net/news.php?page=full&id=13948
title=Activision Ships Shrek the Third
publisher=PGNx Media
date=2007-05-14
first=Jose
last=Liz] It was developed by 7 Studios, Gameloft, Amaze Entertainment and Vicarious Visions and published by Activision. [cite web
url=http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=6642
title=Shrek the Third Fact Sheet
publisher=Gaming Target
first=John
last=Scalzo
date=2007-03-02]

The storyline of "Shrek the Third" is based on the film: Shrek has to find Arthur to have him serve as king of Far Far Away while Prince Charming attempts to storm the city and take the throne by force. Players can play as main characters from the film, including Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Princess Fiona, Fiona's cousin Arthur and Sleeping Beauty. The game consists of 20 levels, some of which branch off from the main story of the movie, and features both single- and multi-player play.

Cast

* John Cleese ... King Harold, Narrator
* Michael Gough ... Shrek, Announcer
* Mark Moseley ... Donkey, Stage Hand, Bandit #3
* Andre Sogliuzzo ... Puss in Boots, Jock Captain, Pirate #1, Evil Trees
* James Arnold Taylor ... Arthur Pendragon (Artie), Prince Charming, Gnome
* Holly Fields ... Princess Fiona, Witch #3, Ogre Baby
* Erin Mathews ... Sleeping Beauty, Witch #4, Dronkey
* Jon Curry ... Merlin, Evil Knight #3, Pirate #2
* Natalie Lander ... Lady of the Lake, Witch #2, Ogre Baby
* Jim Meskimen ... Hook, Attendant #2, Geek
* Cody Cameron ... Pinocchio, Evil Pinocchio, Jock #2
* Susan Blakeslee ... Wicked Queen, Witch #1, Dronkey
* Sean Bishop ... Cyclops, Attendant #3
* Conrad Vernon ... Gingy (Gingerbread Man), Evil Knight #1, Jock #1
* Phil Lamarr ... Sir Lancelot, Peasant #2, Attendant #1
* Jess Harnell ... Pirate Captain, Peasant Actor, Evil Knight #3
* Amanda Troop ... Cinderella, Dronkey, Ogre Baby
* Roger Rose ... Peasant #1, Bandit #1, Pirate #3
* Margaret Tang ... Director
* Tom McGrath ... Skipper

Crew

* Jim Dunn ... Writer
* Sam Ernst ... Writer
* Adam Foshko ... Writer
* Winifred Phillips ... Composer, Original Music
* Winnie Waldron ... Music Producer
* Margaret Tang ... Casting
* Matt D. Aldridge ... Technical Art Director
* Derek Casari ... ADR Engineer
* Paul Menichini ... Sound Designer
* Derek Vanderhorst ... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
* Alex Velez ... Lead Animator (Xbox 360 Version)
* Bobby Tahouri ... Additional Music
* Geoff Zanelli ... Additional Music

Key features

Shrek the Third immerses players in the Shrek universe and lets them go beyond the film.
* Gamers interact with characters from the film as well as new characters exclusive to the game in order to take advantage of their unique moves, special abilities and combat skills.
* Players travel through the epic Shrek universe in 20 peril-filled movie-based and game exclusive levels such as Academy Grounds, Evil Queen’s Castle (game exclusive), Pirate Ship and more.

Shrek the Third is the only game to let players experience the signature humor and outrageous adventures of the reluctant hero and his friends.
* Epic boss battles draw fans further into the Shrek universe as they defend the kingdom of Far, Far Away against Prince Charming and his bumbling band of down and out fairytale friends.
* As gameplay progresses, players learn to use each character’s unique moves for the challenge at hand.

Shrek the Third’s gameplay combines several, popular gameplay elements.
* Players learn to utilize each character’s special abilities and combat skills including Shrek’s “Ogre Power”, Fiona’s “Flying Kick”, Puss N’ Boots “Cute Puss”, Sleeping Beauty’s sleeping “Swoon” attack, and Artie’s “Power of Excalibur” that must be used successfully to get back to Far, Far Away.
* Unique levels with numerous puzzles and platform challenges including three Princess levels (players play as Fiona and Sleeping Beauty) challenge gamers to work their way out of difficult situations.
* Gamers can engage in six multiplayer mini-games including Castle Attack, Shrekleboard, Frog Herder, Shooting Gallery, Catacombs Leap and Ships Ahoy.

tory mode

Levels and quests

There are 20 levels in Shrek the Third. The levels are highly linear, but with side paths containing goodies for the completion of the various mission-style quests. Each level has 3 or 5 quests in them. They are generalized as follows:

* Perfect - completing the level without dying.
* Tourist - finding all the souvenir mugs within the level.
* Collect all of something (such as pirate peg legs or toy whales). Missing some causes the player to have to recollect what was collected previously. For levels with 5 quests, there are 2 of these, but, levels with only 3 quests don't have this quest. These involve finding from 1 to 9 of something.
* The finisher - complete a set number of finishing moves before the level is completed, usually 5.
*Bonus complete all extra missions

Items

There are numerous boxes, barrels, and other smashables scattered around the levels. Most contain fairy dust for use in special attacks but a few contain coins and food. In addition, there are coins of gold and red colors (called Far Far Pounds), often just lying around, but sometimes in smashables or treasure chests. Under certain circumstances, enemies can also give coins.

Completing levels

After completing a level, the player is awarded bonus Far Far Pounds, the game's currency used for purchasing items in the gift shop. The difficulty setting multiplies the bonuses obtained. The categories are broken up as follows (based on normal difficulty):

* New quests completed - 200 Pounds are awarded for each new quest completed. Old ones don't count.
* Opponents defeated - 5 Pounds per opponent defeated, to a maximum of 250.
* Thingies smashed - 2 Pounds per smashable object (such as boxes or barrels) destroyed.
* New souvenir mugs found - 100 Pounds per new mug obtained. Collecting previously collected ones don't count.
* Far Far coins found - This is a grand total for that of the Far Far coins found throughout the level. Gold ones are 3 Pounds and red ones are worth 10.
* Style - The highest fighting style obtained within the level. If the player got "x100 Amazing!", they'd be rewarded 100 Pounds at normal difficulty.

Enemies

Shrek the Third has fighting with fists and swords against various enemies such as pirates, guards, jocks, and witches, some of which have a shield. Depending on the difficulty setting, enemies take a varying number of hits to defeat. After an enemy has sustained several hits, a finishing move can be used on him/her. Felled enemies will drop fairy dust that will fill up your three-part special attack meter. Bad guys are pirates, demons, evil knights, wicked witches, tennis players, as well as Prince Charming himself.

There are 5 available difficulty settings, 3 of which available at the start. Higher difficulty settings mean enemies take more hits to defeat and the character can take less damage before dying. The player has an unlimited number of lives regardless of the difficulty setting.

Minigames

There are 6 minigames in Shrek the Third. Playing them does not affect the main game (that is, no bonus Far Far Pounds are awarded). By obtaining a high enough score after each game (the amount varies depending on the game), three different medals are awarded: red, silver, and gold (in order from lowest to highest).
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References

External links

* [http://www.activision.com/ Activision Official Website]
* [http://www.shrekthethirdgame.com/ Shrek the Third - the Official Game Website]
* [http://www.lunabean.com/guides/shrek_3_walkthrough.php/ Shrek the Third Walkthrough and Strategy Guide]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/shrek-the-third Shrek the Third at MobyGames]
* [http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/shrek3/ "Shrek the Third" page] at Gamespot
* [http://gaming.wikia.com/index.php?title=Shrek_The_Third "Shrek the Third"] at Gaming.Wikia